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  1. J

    Cloves

    I liked the clove cigarettes in college. That is, until I drank too much and had one too may clove cigarettes at the same time.... couldn't stand the smell of them ever after.
  2. J

    Your Favorite TV Series

    Another vote for my all time favorite: Justified
  3. J

    Thoughts On Oil Changes

    Some engines use oil viscosity as one of the parameters read by the computer to adjust fuel and air mixture. I learned the hard way when using 10W30 by accident instead of 5W30 on a Hyundai Sonata with the V6 Lambda. Result was 50% reduction in fuel economy and $1200 for a new catalytic...
  4. J

    Acoustic Guitar Refret

    Awesome!
  5. J

    Glocks are as Generic as a 1911

    I love the few 1911s that I own, and while I don't carry as often as I used to, when I do it's either a little Browning 1911-380 or Sig P365. The 1911-380 fits my hand perfect, and it's pointless to carry in anything but condition 1. In fact, the leather holsters for 1911's only snap closed...
  6. J

    Your Arizona CCW Permit

    Yes. Imagine if driver's licenses followed the same rules as CCW. Then again, we'd have safer roads... :D
  7. J

    Your Arizona CCW Permit

    CCW in Virginia here was several years. I only carry when I am going way out in the field or travelling overnight by myself. The only time I was really glad to have it was coming across a massive wild pig inside a farmhouse that had been abandoned since the 1960s.
  8. J

    Chilli Powder Recipe Please?

    I make my own. It's always at least 75% dried guajillo peppers, seeded and then roasted with cumin seeds and a seeded chipotle. Grind it all up in a Nutri Bullet with a little corn meal. No coriander seed, but I do use some oregano in the chili itself. Same with garlic, I'll usually cook that...
  9. J

    Roll Call for Musicians!

    Bb trumpet and some piano until I hit puberty, then it was all guitar: acoustic and electric for a little over 35 years now. I used to mod and repair tube amps for myself and some friends and have built several from scratch over the years. I plan to pick that up again this winter, I want a...
  10. J

    After a Heart Attack

    It may be the nicotine hurting recovery and not necessarily the smoke itself. My coworker had serious back surgery and signed an affidavit that he would not use any nicotine for a year after. The hospital basically put good bone and material into a blender to make a sauce the reformed the...
  11. J

    Crumble Cut?

    I've always gravity filled then tamped after charring light.
  12. J

    Esoterica Brighton: First Impressions

    Brighton has been my favorite Esoterica blend to date, been enjoying it for years especially after McClelland's closing in 2017. Sadly, my own experience indicates it's another one of those blends that took a turn down in flavor and consistency after 2019, along with Stonehaven and Dunbar.
  13. J

    Remembering McClelland Red Virginias

    I did not care for their aromatic, except I did like the bulk 2000 blend (red VA flake with some kinda old fashioned faint topping). There is no replacement for their VA blends, nor their Grand Oriental blends :(
  14. J

    Remembering McClelland Red Virginias

    40th, Blackwoods Flake, Christmas Cheer
  15. J

    Stacking/Storing Firewood

    I have a Pacific Energy insert and love it. 6-inch SS liner and I clean at least once a year, so pine is no problem and it lights pretty fast on last night's coals. This year's stack is a mixture of pine, maple, birch, elder, and my neighbors old Bradford pear trees that got cut down in the...
  16. J

    Carolina Reaper Dethroned: Pepper X is the New King of Peppers.

    I don't chase heat for heat's sake, but to me a ripe ghost pepper has a wonderful floral and tropical fruit taste. Sliced very thinly with some cream cheese on crackers and a good beer on the side make a great snack.
  17. J

    What Retired Blends Would you Bring Back?

    McClelland's Blackwoods Flake McClelland's Drama Reserve Rattray's Hal O the Wind from 15-20 years ago, before it got the current saccharine overtone
  18. J

    Favorite Wing Sauce and Preferences

    Buffalo wing sauce = 1 part Franks Red hot to 1 part melted butter (real butter). Deep fry the wings then dunk them in above. No breading or other bulls*$t.
  19. J

    Smoke color

    Here's an observation: with cigars, you'll notice that the mouth end smoke is greyish white, but the charred end gives off blueish smoke. On my BBQ, I wait until smoke turns blueish and no longer grey, otherwise meat gets a bitter tinge.
  20. J

    Let’s See your Guitars!

    Thanks! I've gone through a bunch of Les Pauls over the years, and these two are keepers. I'm still on the lookout for a P90 version, but in no hurry. Neither of the last pic are actually Fenders though. The tele is a Johnston Custom that was made for me: 60s style but with ebony fretboard...
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